PS3 Slim

If you decided that the Sony PlayStation 3 slim will still take up to much space when horizontal, and that the vertical stand is a must, then this is what your $24 will get you. If we're honest, we didn't expect Sony to particularly innovate when it came to this accessory, but it would still have been nice for them to put more than the minority of effort in that the end result required.

The Sony PS3 Slim is finally upon us, and we've been gathering up all the information you might need in order to choose between the newly-discounted current models or hold off until the new version arrives in North America and Europe on September 1st (Japan on September 3rd). After the cut, the full press release and spec-sheet, together with all the official shots of the new PlayStation 3 and a video interview with Jack Tretton about the new console.

Well, it's "been rumored", it's been "teased", and there's even been "a little bit of a pre-order situation going on over at Kmart," but up until now, Sony has been all but against the thought of a slim PlayStation 3. It looks things are changing though, and for the better. As that Kmart pre-order screen shows us, the slim PS3 will boast a 120GB hard drive, come bundled with a DualShock 3 controller, as well as an HDMI port that supports 1080p high definition.

Since Kmart jumped the gun this morning and updated their site to tease the upcoming Sony PS3 Slim, we've been eagerly hitting their link in the hope that the preorder page might show up. Sure enough, the PS3 Slim has made an appearance - although in a very spartan listing with no image as yet - priced at $299.99.